Afghanistan International: Reliable sources have informed Afghanistan International that the trial of Allah Gul Mujahid, a former Afghan parliament member, is still underway in the Taliban’s court and the final verdict has not been reached yet. Sources close to Mujahid allege that his arrest by the Taliban was driven by “political motives”. Mujahid returned to
Afghanistan International: Amrullah Saleh, the former Vice-President of Afghanistan, has claimed that Mullah Hibatullah, the leader of the Taliban, is fearful of Kabul. In an interview with the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Saleh stated, “Mullah Hibatullah fears Kabul, where the majority of the population is not Pashtun, and the residents are highly critical of the
Ariana: A senior Iranian diplomat said on Sunday that in urging the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, Tehran did not mean this to be a coalition or power-sharing administration. Sayed Rasoul Mousavi, director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s South Asia division, welcomed a recent meeting held by the Afghan Foreign Ministry on Kabul-Tehran
Roshan Noorzai VOA News August 2, 2024 Washington — Afghan diplomats and diplomatic missions in Europe, Australia and Canada say they will continue providing consular services despite the Taliban’s recent announcement disavowing them. The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry announced in a statement Tuesday that it would not recognize the legitimacy of consular services performed at Afghan diplomatic
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 1, 2024 The killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, has thrown the Middle East into crisis. But his assassination in a suspected Israeli strike in Iran on July 31 and the heightened risk of a broader war also
Khaama: Abdullah Abdullah, the former Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan, extended his deepest condolences to the family of Ismail Haniyeh and the people of Palestine. In a statement posted on his X account on Wednesday, July 31, Abdullah condemned the assassination as an act of terrorism and a violation of
Notice for all Afghan Nationals residing in European countries! pic.twitter.com/AgJtQw5q5P — Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Afghanistan (@MoFA_Afg) July 30, 2024 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 30, 2024 Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have announced that they are cutting ties with 14 Afghan diplomatic missions abroad and will cease to accept consular documents issued by those missions,
Afghanistan International: Nancy Mace, a US Congresswoman, has introduced a bill in the US Congress that would designate the Taliban as a “Foreign Terrorist Organisation”. The bill, known as the “Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist State Act,” aims to prevent the recognition of the Taliban. The Republican representative stated that freedom and justice demand rejecting
Afghanistan International: Turkiye has detained five military commanders affiliated with Abdul Rashid Dostum, the leader of Junbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan party and transferred them to a migrant deportation centre in Istanbul. The Afghan embassy in Ankara told Afghanistan International that it is ready to assist to free them. An informed source in Turkiye told Afghanistan International
Afghanistan International: The Taliban leader has appointed Noor Ahmad Agha, a military commander of the group, as the governor of Afghanistan’s central bank. According to the Wall Street Journal, Noor Ahmad Agha was known as the “financier of bomb-making” and was responsible for distributing funds to Taliban military commanders during the insurgency against Afghan state